Band receiving device



Aug. 6, 1963 M. KlsH, JR

BAND RECEIVING DEVICE Filed Aug. 24. 1961 United States Patent Otlice 3,@9975 Patented Aug. 6, 1963 3,099,975 BAND RECEIVING DEVICE Michael Kish, Jr., Hightstown, NJ., assignor t'o Atlantic Products Corporation, Trenton, NJ., a corporation of New llersey Filed Aug. Z4, 1961, Ser. No. 133,730 2 Claims. (Cl. i12- 262) My invention relates to an elongated strip of material, the sides of which curl inwardly on themselves to cover and protect lines of stitching sewn along the edges of the strip and to further receive elongated color coding strips where the elongated strip receives stitches used in sewing together various types of bags such as luggage or golf bags, or the like.

In the manufacture of luggage it is necessary at many stages to sew various components together. For example, where a bag is formed of two halves which have a zipper closure, it is necessary that the zipper closure be sewn to ,the peripheries of the two halves. The line of stitching is, therefore, exposed at the top of the bag, and is subject to wear and labrasion.

In order to protect this line of stitching, and to further serve for reception of a color coding means, I provide a novel elongated strip which runs parallel to the periphery of the lbag and receives the stitches which sew the zipper to the bag proper. This elongated strip is of an extruded plastic material which is provided with a memory so that its sides curl inwardly upon themselves. The stitching is then sewn on two parallel lines inwardly disposed from a respective side of the strip, while the strip is held at. And after the sewing operation, the ends are permitted to curl inwardly upon themselves, whereby they define a protective bead around their respective stitch lines.

The ends ofthe two beads are separated from one another, for example, by the order of 1/2 inch. I have found that these inwardly curled portions of the edges of the strip can further serve as a securing means for securing a colored strip of material whichrruns around` the length of the extruded strip.

This colored strip may serve the purpose of color coding the bag according to the owners particular desires. Therefore, the owner can now quickly identify his bag from bags of similar manufacture by merely noting the particular color stri-p which he has placed in the novel extruded plastic strip.

There will be two such extruded strips in the usual bag, one for each half of the zipper in each half of the bag. Thus, the owner can select whatever particular color combination that pleases him for the two strips so that the bag is color coded to be identifiable from other bags of similar manufacture, and can be styled according to the owners particular desires. When the owner of the bag wishes to restyle his bag., it is only necessary to quickly and easily replace the present colored strips with strips of different color or a different combination of colors.

Accordingly, a primary object of this invention is to provide -a novel elongated stitch-receiving plastic strip, the sides of which curl inwardly upon themselves.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel elongated plastic strip for receiving stitch lines inwardly of the opposing sides of the strip wherein, after sewing the sides of the strips, they curl inwardly on themselves and thus cover and protect the stitched line in their respective ends.

A further `object of lthis invention is to provide a novel securing means for receiving a color coding strip of material for luggage.

A still further object novel elongated plastic strip,

of this invention is to provide a .the sides of which curl inis received by the wardly upon themselves to serve as receiving means for receiving an elongated strip of colored material which lis inserted the inwardly rolled sides of the strip, and is visible from areas external of the strip.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel color coding istrip-receiving means for luggage which provides easy identification of a particular piece of luggage.

A further object of this |invention is to provide a novel color strip-receiving means for luggage which permits easy insertion and replacement of a colored identifying strip.

A further object of this invention is to provide a novel stitch protecting plastic strip which serves the dual function of curling inwardly upon a sewn line and provides fastening means for removably receiving a color coding strip to the elongated strip.

These and other objects of my invention will become apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 shows a perspective view of a typical piece of luggage in which a zipper must be sewn to the outer ends of two bag halves.

FIGURE 2 shows a cut-away perspective view of a por-tion of one of the halves of the bag of FIGURE 2, and particularly illustrates the manner in which the zipper is secured to the bag.

FIGURE 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the opposing halves of the bag of FIGURE l.

FIGURE 4 is a top View of a portion of the elongated strip of the invention.

FIGURE 5 is a cross-sectional view of FIGURE 4 taken across the lines 5 5 of FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 6 is similar to FIGURE 5 and illustrates in cross-section the manner in which a color coding strip elongated strip of FIGURE 5.

Referring rst to FIGURE l, I have Iillustrated therein a typical piece of luggage comprised of two halves 10 and 11 wherein a carrying handle 12 isV secured to half 10. The outer peripheries of the two halves 10 and 11 may be secured together by the zipper closure halves 13 and 14 respectively.

The manner in which the zipper halves 13 and 14 are secured to the bag halves 10 and 11 respectively is shown in cross-section in FIGURE 3, while a portion of Zipper half 13 is shown in a cut-awlay perspective view in FIGURE 2.

Referring to FIGURES 2 and 3, the bag halves 10 and Iinclude fiber reinforcing members 15 and 16 respectively which are covered by a plastic sheath 17 and 18 `respectively.

The zipper halves 13 and 14 have the usual cloth side portions 19 and 2li respectively which must be secured .to their respective halves 10i and 11. This securing is accomplished by sewing along the stitch lines 21 and 22 for fabric 2li which extend from the fabric to the plastic material 18, and along stitch lines 22 and x23 for fabric 19 which extend into the plastic coating 17.

When the zipper fabric is secured in this manner, the normal practice is to first cover the outside of the fabric sections 19 and 20 with an elongated strip of any suitable plastic material. Even when this is done, however, it will be apparent that the stitched lines are exposed to wear and abrasion.

In accordance with the present invention, and to protect the stitched lines, elongated strips 2.4 and Z5 are placed on top of the fabric portions 19 and Ztl respectively, and run around the bag to be coextensive with the zipper fabric. A portion of strip 24 is shown in FIGURES 4 and 5 where the strip is formed of an extruded plastic material of any appropriate formulation which is drawn in such a manner that its opposing side portions 28 and 29 curl over upon themselves, as illustrated in the iigures. Moreover, the side portions 28 and 29 may /be extended, as illustrated at portions 30 and 3-1 respectively, but yet will return to their original condition tater they are released. Tha-t is, the extruded strip 24 has a memory The stitch lines 22 and 23 are sewn in such a manner as to come the bead formed by portions 28 and 29, .as illustrated in FIGURES 2 through 5. Thus, when the bag portions are to be se-wn together, the sewing equipment is such that it rst extends or attens portions 28 and 29, as illustrated, for example, at portions 30 and 31 in FIGURE 4 so that the sewing can take place. After the sewing is accomplished, the sides of the strip por-tions are released so that they curl over Ito cover the top of the stitched lines. Thus, a bead is provided that protects the stitched lines from wear and abrasion during use of the bag, or any other larticle using Ithe strips such as strip 24.

It is to be understood 'that the specific bag shown in the figures is Iused for purposes of illustration only, and that the invention is specifically directed to the use of the strips such as stripr24 having opposing side portions which rtend to curl back upon themselves in order to protect respectively stitched lines. Thus, the str-ip can be applied to any type of luggage which requires a sewn line, or to any other structure such as a golf bag or the like which requires sewing.

As a further unexpected result of the invention, and since the beads such as beads 28 andv 29 of strip 24 of FIGURE 3 are spaced from one another, as illustrated, I have found that the extruded stripI can serve to removably receive a strip of color coding material. Thus, as shown in FIGURES 2 and 6, an elongated strip 40 which could be of a plastic material, or a cloth ribbon, can be inserted under portions 278` and 29, as illustrated, where portions 28- and 29 removably hold strip 40 in position. It is to be understood that strip 40 can be coextensive with the complete length of extrusion 24.

The strip 40 can be of an appropriate color to serve to color code the luggage or other material which receives strip 24 so that the owner can immediately identify his particular article from other articles of similar manufacture.

Moreover, where la bag of used, the two strips 24 and 2S can receive colored strips of dierent colors, or the same color, so that the owner of the bag can style the bag'to his own particular taste, and can also be able to identify his bag from others at a single glance. This wouldr simplify the selection of luggage at an airport or the like where at the present time, when several bags of similar manufacture are unloaded, confusion often results in giving the proper luggage to their owners.

Although I have described preferred embodiments of the type of FIGURE 1 is 4 my novel invention, many variations and modifications will now be obvious to those skilled in the art, and I prefer therefore to be limited not by the specific disclosure herein but only by Ithe appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination; a first material, a second material and a ilat elongated stitch protecting strip of flexible material having a constant thickness across the width thereof; the edges of said strip having a normal tendency to curl inwardly; said lrst material to be sewn to said second material by -a stitched line; said first material overlying said second material; said elongated strip lying on ltop of said first material; a first stitch line and a second stitch line; said first stitch line extending inwardly and along one side of said elongated strip and passing through said elongated strip and at least said iirst material; said second stitch line extending inwardly and along the other side of said elongated strip and extending through said elongated strip and at least said second material; the sides of said elongated strip curling inwardly to form a protective bead over said tirst and second stitch lines.

2. In combination; a iirst material, a second material and a ilat elongated stitch protecting strip of exible material having a constant thickness across the width thereof; the edges of said strip having a normal tendency to curl inwardly; said rst material to be sewn to said second material by a stitched line; said rst material overlying said second material; said elongated strip lying on top of said first material; a iirst stitch line and a second stitch line; said first stitch lineextending vinwardly and along one side of said elongated strip and passing through said elongated strip and at least said rst material; said second stitch line extending. inwardly and along thev other side of said elongated strip and extending through said lelongated strip and at least said second material; the sides of'said elongated strip curling inwardly to form a protective bead over said rst and second stitch lines; the inner edges of said protective beads being separated from one another.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,531,967 Bishop Nov. 28, 1950 2,686,745 DeMa-tteo Aug. 17, 1954 2,716,473 Droutman Aug. 30, 1955 2,922,733 Henning Jan. 26, 1960 2,950,793 Axtell Aug. 30, 1960 3,021,930 Storey Feb. 20, 1962 3,024,147 Brooks'et al Mar. 6, 1962 FOREIGN PATENTS 634,256 Great Britain Nov. 2, 1.948 

1. IN COMBINATION; A FIRST MATERIAL, A SECOND MATERIAL AND A FLAT ELONGATED STITCH PROTECTING STRIP OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL HAVING A CONSTANT THICKNESS ACROSS THE WIDTH THEREOF; THE EDGES OF SAID STRIP HAVING A NORMAL TENDENCY TO CURL INWARDLY; SAID FIRST MATERIAL TO BE SEWN TO SAID SECOND MATERIAL BY A STITCHED LINE; SAID FIRST MATERIAL OVERLYING SAID SECOND MATERIAL; SAID ELONGATED STRIP LYING ON TOP OF SAID FIRST MATERIAL; A FIRST STITCH LINE AND A SECOND STITCH LINE; SAID FIRST STITCH LINE EXTENDING INWARDLY AND ALONG ONE SIDE OF SAID ELONGATED STRIP AND PASSING THROUGH SAID ELONGATED STRIP AND AT LEAST SAID FIRST MATERIAL; SAID SECOND STITCH LINE EXTENDING INWARDLY AND ALONG THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID ELONGATED STRIP AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID ELONGATED STRIP AND AT LEAST SAID SECOND MATERIAL; THE SIDES OF SAID ELONGATED STRIP CURLING INWARDLY TO FORM A PROTECTIVE BEAD OVER SAID FIRST AND SECOND STITCH LINES. 